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Bronchorrhea

Introduction

Bronchorrhea is the the production of more than 100 mL per day of watery sputum [1]. Chronic bronchitis is a common cause, but it may also be caused by asthma [2], bronchiectasis, tuberculosis, cancer, scorpion sting, organophosphate and other poisonings. Massive bronchorrhea may occur in either bronchioloalveolar cancer, or in metastatic cancer that is growing in a bronchioloalveolar pattern[1][3][4].

Differential Diagnosis of Bronchorrhea

Differential Diagnosis of Bronchorrhea

Cardiovascular No underlying causes
Chemical / poisoning No underlying causes
Dermatologic No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine No underlying causes
Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic No underlying causes
Genetic No underlying causes
Hematologic No underlying causes
Iatrogenic No underlying causes
Infectious Disease No underlying causes
Musculoskeletal / Ortho No underlying causes
Neurologic No underlying causes
Nutritional / Metabolic No underlying causes
Oncologic No underlying causes
Opthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose / Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary No underlying causes
Renal / Electrolyte No underlying causes
Rheum / Immune / Allergy No underlying causes
Trauma No underlying causes
Miscellaneous No underlying causes
Treatment

Treatment

Treatment options include

References

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lembo T, Donnelly T (1995). “A case of pancreatic carcinoma causing massive bronchial fluid production and electrolyte abnormalities”. Chest. 108 (4): 1161–3. PMID 7555132.
  2. ↑ Shimura S, Sasaki T, Sasaki H, Takishima T (1988). “Chemical properties of bronchorrhea sputum in bronchial asthma”. Chest. 94 (6): 1211–5. PMID 2903819.
  3. ↑ Shimura S, Takishima T (1994). “Bronchorrhea from diffuse lymphangitic metastasis of colon carcinoma to the lung”. Chest. 105 (1): 308–10. PMID 8275762.
  4. ↑ Mito K, Yamakami Y, Kashima K, Mizunoe S, Tokimatsu I, Ichimiya T, Hiramatsu K, Nagai H, Kadota J, Nasu M (2002). “[A case of suspected lung metastasis of pancreatic carcinoma with bronchorrhea similar to bronchioloalveolar carcinoma]”. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 40 (8): 666–70. PMID 12428395.
  5. ↑ Kitazaki T, Soda H, Doi S, Nakano H, Nakamura Y, Kohno S (2005). “Gefitinib inhibits MUC5AC synthesis in mucin-secreting non-small cell lung cancer cells”. Lung Cancer. 50 (1): 19–24. PMID 16009452.
  6. ↑ Kitazaki T, Fukuda M, Soda H, Kohno S (2005). “Novel effects of gefitinib on mucin production in bronchioloalveolar carcinoma; two case reports”. Lung Cancer. 49 (1): 125–8. PMID 15949598.
  7. ↑ Milton D, Kris M, Gomez J, Feinstein M (2005). “Prompt control of bronchorrhea in patients with bronchioloalveolar carcinoma treated with gefitinib (Iressa)”. Support Care Cancer. 13 (1): 70–2. PMID 15558327.
  8. ↑ “Successful treatment of persistent bronchorrhea by gefitinib in a case with Recurrent Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma: a case report”. World J Surg Oncol. 1 (1): 8. 2003. PMID 12917017.
  9. ↑ Yano S, Kanematsu T, Miki T, Aono Y, Azuma M, Yamamoto A, Uehara H, Sone S (2003). “A report of two bronchioloalveolar carcinoma cases which were rapidly improved by treatment with the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor ZD1839 (“Iressa”)”. Cancer Sci. 94 (5): 453–8. PMID 12824893.
  10. ↑ Tamaoki J, Kohri K, Isono K, Nagai A (2000). “Inhaled indomethacin in bronchorrhea in bronchioloalveolar carcinoma: role of cyclooxygenase”. Chest. 117 (4): 1213–4. PMID 10767270.
  11. ↑ Homma S, Kawabata M, Kishi K, Tsuboi E, Narui K, Nakatani T, Nakata K (1999). “Successful treatment of refractory bronchorrhea by inhaled indomethacin in two patients with bronchioloalveolar carcinoma”. Chest. 115 (5): 1465–8. PMID 10334175.
  12. ↑ Tamaoki J, Chiyotani A, Kobayashi K, Sakai N, Kanemura T, Takizawa T (1992). “Effect of indomethacin on bronchorrhea in patients with chronic bronchitis, diffuse panbronchiolitis, or bronchiectasis”. Am Rev Respir Dis. 145 (3): 548–52. PMID 1546834.
  13. ↑ Nakajima T, Terashima T, Nishida J, Onoda M, Koide O (2002). “Treatment of bronchorrhea by corticosteroids in a case of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma producing CA19-9”. Intern Med. 41 (3): 225–8. PMID 11929186.
  14. ↑ Hudson E, Lester J, Attanoos R, Linnane S, Byrne A (2006). “Successful treatment of bronchorrhea with octreotide in a patient with adenocarcinoma of the lung”. J Pain Symptom Manage. 32 (3): 200–2. PMID 16939841.
  15. ↑ Krawtz S, Mehta A, Vijayakumar S, Stoller J (1988). “Palliation of massive bronchorrhea”. Chest. 94 (6): 1313–4. PMID 2461277.


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